OCTOBER2017
Dear Colleague
Here is the monthly News Bulletin from your Estates & Capital Development Team
How to contact Estates Helpdesk
The Estates Helpdesk can be contacted by:
Calling extension:4000
Or
Emailing:
All members of the Estates & Capital Development Team now have a link to the Helpdesk included in their email signature so, if you need to contact the Helpdesk, you can just click on the link.
For more information, visit our homepage at:
Projects/Announcements – CAMPUS
New! Library Refurbishment Works
Where is it? Library, all floors
What is happening? Refurbishment of the existing area including new furniture, reconfiguration of certain spaces, decoration, power, data and AV installation.
What is the latest progress? Building works are ongoing with furniture installation taking place w/c 11th September. Works due for completion October 2017.
Who should I contact?Dan Bayley, Ext: 4905 or email:
UPDATED!Conversion of ‘Astons’ Space on MB6
Where is it? ‘Astons’ (MB652)
What is happening? Refurbishment of the existing area to create a Graduate School Hub to provide additional space for PG students
What is the latest progress? Strip-out works are ongoing. Works due for completion October 2017.
Who should I contact?Dan Bayley, Ext: 4905 or email:
UPDATED! MB1 & MB3 Refurbishment
Where is it? MB1 (H Stairs - A Stairs) & MB3 (H Stairs - D Stairs)
What is happening? Refurbishment of the existing area to create academic offices, open plan research areas, breakout space and a new central teaching room.
What is the latest progress?MB3 has completed and users have moved in. We still are addressing user comments to allow them to settle in to their new space. MB1 is nearing final fit-out is underway including furniture installation and testing / commissioning. Works to MB1 due for completion first week of October 2017.
Who should I contact?Christopher Geeves, Ext: 4014 or email:
UPDATED! Fire Safety Improvements (Fire Strategy - Phase 4)
Where is it? Main Building, all floors
What is happening? Enhancing of Main Building’s fire safety by replacing doors to electrical riser cupboards, service hatches, and enhancing the fire safety of other doors around the building mainly in corridors and stairwells.
What is the latest progress? All works to replace the crawl void hatches has been completed. Works to other areas, as such as replacing electrical rise doors, are to be done out-of-hours to avoid impact onto building users, and taking into account bookings made in lecture theatres that are a part of the Central Teaching Rooms.Programme for completion to be agreed with the main contractor.
Who should I contact?Christopher Geeves, Ext: 4014 or email:
UPDATED!Notice of Major Refurbishment works – New Photonics Laboratories
Main Building Lower Ground
As ofApril 10th 2017 the lower ground of the Main Building was not accessible from staircase (H Stairs) due to major refurbishment works taking place - the staircase (H Stairs) has now REOPENED. The works are expected to complete during October.
There continues to be no access to the toilets located in the lower ground H lift lobby area until the works are complete, alternative toilets located as follows:
Men’s
Main Building Lower Ground floor C corner - accessible via C stairs / lift
Main Building Ground Floor - rear of Great Hall
Main Building Ground floor - rear of Santander
Main Building Ground floor - upper foyer area
Ladies’
Main Building Ground Floor - rear of Great Hall
Main Building Ground floor - rear of Santander
Main Building Ground floor - upper foyer area
Energy, Environment & Sustainability
Bicycle shelters
ECD have fitted gates to three more cycle shelters on campus. One at front of the library, one at the back of the library and one by the Aston Brain centre. Please e-mail you require the code to get in.
Ongoing - Roadworks
Highways England is undertaking essential repairs to the M5, Oldbury Viaduct, (started Julyand running for at least 18 months through next year). These works will have an impact on journey times in these and surrounding areas.
Ongoing - Changes to the Wolverhampton Metro
The Midland Metro line that operates tram services between Wolverhampton and Birmingham is closed between Priestfield and Wolverhampton St. George’s for essential tram track maintenance works. A replacement bus service is available to and from Priestfield to the City Centre and the metroservice will resume at the end of the year.
To find out more details about these changes Network West Midlands’webpage
We would encourage all staff and students to plan ahead, allow extra time for their journeys and look at alternative routes and times to travel.
Using the Network West Midlands journey planner on the above website everyone can plan their journey by public transport, walking or cycling. For further sustainable travel information visit
The Energy, Environment & Sustainability team are responsible for ensuringthe University is as sustainable as possible. By working togetherwith all departments and runningcommunity projects more and more people are getting involved in sustainability.The team has helped massively reduce the University's waste output and energy usage.
For more details on the teams programmes and campaigns pleasevisit their web pages.
Space Planning
Please read ourSpace Policybefore you request any changes to building space.
Space Policy
To make a request please complete the Space Request Form below and return this to Dimitrios Sarris, Space & Project Data Administrator (ext.: 5148 e-mail:) Estates and Capital Developments.
Report vacation of building space
The form below can also be used to report the vacation of building space.
Facilities
A British Institute of Cleaning Science audit was completed on 29th September and Helen Woodman is now an assessor to ensure we can deliver the training and assessment to the ECD team.
Six new cleaning operatives will join the team between 9th and 16th October.
Shelly Fitzpatrick starts 16th October as a new Cleaning Team Leader.
Furniture Purchasing and Stores
The Portering Team provide a service of light removals and deliveries, small scale office moves, the setting up of rooms for functions and events and the provision of poster boards for display purposes (subject to availability).
If you have any crates in your department could you please contact the team as soon as possible so they can be collected.
For any portering related enquiries please contact Mark Atkins on0121 2044319 or email:.
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